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About Frank Buchman
Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman (4 June 1878β7 August 1961), initially a Lutheran pastor, founded in 1921 a ecumenical movement known as the "Oxford Group", which opened to all religions from 1938 onwards under the name of Moral Rearmament under the banner of anti-communism. Because of his important contribution to the Franco-German reconciliation, he was decorated by both countries.Edward Luttwak, "Franco-German Reconciliation: The Overlooked Role of the Moral Re-Armament Movement", in Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft, publisher Douglas Johnston & Cynthia Sampson, OUP 1994, page 52 He was also decorated by the Emperor of Japan Hirohito for his contribution to the regeneration and reintroduction of Japan in the concert of nations after WW II.Philip Boobbyer, The Spiritual Vision of Frank Buchman, Penn State Press, 2013, 232 pages, p. 9
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βUpon a foundation of changed lives permanent reconstruction is assured.β
βAnti-Βsemitism? Bad, naturally. I suppose Hitler sees a Karl Marx in every Jew.β
βI thank heaven for a man like Adolf Hitler, who built a front line of defence against the anti-ΒChrist of Communism.β
βEither we sacrifice our national selfishness for the good of humanity, or we sacrifice the good of humanity to our national selfishness.β
βEverybody wants to see the other fellow changed. Every nation wants to see the other nation changed. But everybody is waiting for the other fellow to begin. The Oxford Group is convinced that if you want an answer for the world today, the best place is to start with yourself. This is the first and fundamental need.β
βDivisions are the mark of our time. (...) The truth is that our problem goes deeper than economics or politics. It is ideological. Divisive ideologies strive for the mastery of men's minds. Thousands follow their banners only because they see no convincing alternative. (...) There is a good road humankind must find and follow. It is a God-constructed road. It is the great high road of democracy's inspired ideology. It is valid for any nation. It is essential for world peace.β
βMaterialism is our great enemy.Frank Buchman frequently and improperly uses the term "materialism" to denote the set of utilitarian and/or atheist philosophies that marked the twentieth century, including savage capitalism and his sacrosanct selfishness, the various species of fascism and communism; he also calls these ideologies "all -isms". See Philip Boobbyer, The Spiritual Vision of Frank Buchman, Penn State Press, 2013, 232 pages, ISBN: 9780271062945, p.134 It is the chief "ism" we have to combat and conquer. It is the mother of all the "isms". Without the conquest of materialism, our nations will decay from within while we prepare to defend ourselves against attacks from without.β
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Frank Buchman on Adolf Hitler
βI thank heaven for a man like Adolf Hitler, who built a front line of defense against the anti-Christ of Communism.β
About Frank Buchman
Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman (4 June 1878β7 August 1961), initially a Lutheran pastor, founded in 1921 a ecumenical movement known as the "Oxford Group", which opened to all religions from 1938 onwards under the name of Moral Rearmament under the banner of anti-communism. Because of his important contribution to the Franco-German reconciliation, he was decorated by both countries.Edward Luttwak, "Franco-German Reconciliation: The Overlooked Role of the Moral Re-Armament Movement", in Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft, publisher Douglas Johnston & Cynthia Sampson, OUP 1994, page 52 He was also decorated by the Emperor of Japan Hirohito for his contribution to the regeneration and reintroduction of Japan in the concert of nations after WW II.Philip Boobbyer, The Spiritual Vision of Frank Buchman, Penn State Press, 2013, 232 pages, p. 9